Thursday 14 December 2023 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Dvitīyā began at 22:4010:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:278:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Dvitīyā | 20:278:27 PM | Tṛtīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:548:54 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:359:35 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:435:43 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:559:55 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 15:443:44 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |